F-X fighter
in japan, plans have been unveiled to create a new generation multi-purpose fighter with lockheed martin corporation, designed to gain air supremacy and fight ground targets.
Its creation will involve the most advanced technologies, including an augmented reality helmet and microwave weapons, which are not even on modern American fighters. According to Forbes, the prototype of the fighter will be ready by 2024, its first flight will take place in 2028, and mass production will begin in 2031. The program is designed to produce 90 fighters and will cost Japan $ 48 billion. The fighter (variously known as the F-X or F-3) will replace the outdated F-2, a larger and more expensive version of the F-16, also developed in conjunction with Lockheed Martin. In addition to the VR helmet, the Japanese fighter will have a remote control function and a radar in the nose, acting as a microwave weapon to destroy enemy air-to-air missiles. The fighter will be able to exchange information with the air and ground forces of Japan and the United States, using a secure data transmission system Link 16. It provides a spacious internal compartment, which will accommodate six types of weapons, which exceeds the capabilities of the F-22 and F-35. Below is a video of the existing Japanese X-2 Shinshin fighter.
